# Arkkavadi Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/arkkavadi/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Arkkavadi Arkkavadi is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,620 people in 344 households**, the 93rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,620people (2011) - 344households - 58.5%literacy - 605802PIN code ## Arkkavadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arkkavadi is 605802.** Arkkavadi falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605802 - Gram panchayatArkkavadi - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arkkavadi from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Manalurpet (nearest town)13 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Arkkavadi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Arkkavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Moongilthuraipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannalurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Arkkavadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 64% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Arkkavadi Of every 100 households in Arkkavadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arkkavadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****86%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **77% Use banking services ****62%** **49% Television ****86%** **76% Mobile phone ****53%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Arkkavadi? ■ Arkkavadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **939 Working population ****62.5%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 46.0% for women. 67% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 530 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (40%) · **■** Household industry 46 (5%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sankarapuram - Kallippadi1,655 people - Odiyanthal1,650 people - Kariyalur1,642 people - Kanankadu1,640 people - Chithal1,599 people - Vengalam1,581 people - Karuvelampadi1,561 people - Arur1,555 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arkkavadi?605802 - How far is Arkkavadi from Viluppuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Arkkavadi?1,620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arkkavadi in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arkkavadi?58.5% (Census 2011)